Wiping the Dust at the Five-Hundred-Stone Grotto Heaven, Vol. 1 (Unknown) - Page 11

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Volume Twelve

The Pulse original: 脈 (mài). In the context of this collection of stones, this refers to the "veins" or internal structure of the rocks, as well as the "pulse" of the landscape. It also completes the poetic sequence begun on the previous page: "...the mountain guest is still [asleep]," though here the character used is "pulse," perhaps suggesting the guest is "still [feeling the] pulse" of the mountain.

West Lake Street, Yangcheng

Yangcheng (City of Rams) is a traditional literary name for Guangzhou (Canton).

Published by Fuwenzhai

Fuwenzhai (The Studio of Abundant Literature) was a well-known publishing house and bookstore active during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period.